Oni no Jimen embodies the wrathful aspect of Earth. It's crusty,
blackened skin is cracked and broken, and bright orange glows through the
crevasses like molten rock. It lurks in the southern Shadowlands, near the
shore, where the earth rumbles and growls and casts up spitting plumes of
smoke and fire.
It attacks by spitting red-hot clots of molten lava and breathing gusts of noxious gases. It can also cause the earth to shake and shift, making it very difficult to hold your position.
ONI NO JIMEN
- EARTH: 9
WATER: 6
FIRE: 6
AIR: 5
Attacking: 6k6
Damage: 8k6
TN to Hit: 25
Armor: 6
Wounds: 100:-1;180: -2; 250: Dead
Special Abilities: Oni no Jimen can attack one target per turn by spitting lava at it. It can strike any target it can see. If its victims are within arm's reach (about six feet) it can make a second attack with its crushing fists. (Both attacks have the same damage and chance to hit.)
When Oni no Jimen is at -2, it starts spurting lava. Anyone who attacks it with a hand - to - hand weapon takes 1k1 damage automatically per round.
Whenever Oni no Jimen is in combat, the earth around it begins to rumble, seethe and shake. Anyone standing on the ground, or mounted on a steed standing on the ground, rolls one fewer die on all attack rolls. This does not affect spells, nor does it affect people with the Perfect Balance advantage.
Oni no Jimen cannot be targeted by Earth spells.
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